Lineage2M Dragon Beast Invasion Raid and World PvP Guide

To secure loot credit during a contested Dragon Beast Invasion in Lineage2M, divide your raid into two independent groups: a dedicated PvE burn team that remains focused on the boss, and a defensive vanguard that seals the choke points against rival server alliances. Treating this event as a pure boss fight invites flank wipes from competing servers.

Raid Division and Role Assignments

Splitting clan members according to class strengths prevents your damage dealers from peeling off the boss whenever skirmishes break out at the entrance.

The PvE Burn Squad must never peel to pursue enemy skirmishers unless raid leadership calls an emergency full retreat. If the boss drops to critical execution health, shift healing shields toward the burn core to guarantee the final blow and secure loot distribution.

Choke-Point Control and Defensive Positioning

Controlling narrow access paths prevents rival alliances from disrupting your boss team during hazardous phases:

1. Establish the frontline wall: Position Sword & Shield and Greatsword players across narrow entrances leading to the spawn pit. Use stuns, pulls, and area denial to block enemy line of sight on your ranged attackers.
2. Set up the support line: Station Orb healers directly behind the vanguard rather than inside the boss chamber. This allows continuous cleansing and recovery on the defensive line without pulling Dragon Beast's wide-area attacks.
3. Guard against flankers: Assign mobile Dagger and Dual Blade assassins to patrol the perimeter and neutralize stealth units attempting to slip past the frontline.

Target Prioritization in Mass PvP

Unfocused damage allows enemy healers to outpace incoming pressure. When rival squads push your defense line, coordinate assists against targets in strict order:

• Enemy shot-callers, Orb healers, and Bow carries: Neutralize enemy sustain and high ranged burst first by having combatants assist-target the raid leader's marks.
• Flanking melee assassins: Slow, stun, and burst down Dagger and Dual Blade units before they reach allied casters.
• Enemy disruptor tanks: Ignore or soft-control enemy frontline tanks. Burning high-cooldown skills on high-defense targets wastes DPS and leaves your backline exposed.

Dragon Beast Positioning and Aggro Control

Dragon Beast delivers high physical damage across a wide frontal cone and cleaves the area behind it with heavy tail swipes.

• Face the boss away from all players: The primary tank must turn the boss toward a neutral boundary wall so frontal breath attacks strike empty space.
• Position melee DPS on the flank: Attackers must stack at the boss's sides to avoid both the frontal cone and the rear tail sweep arc.
• Anchor the boss during breaches: If hostile players breach the choke point, the main tank must keep Dragon Beast stationary. Repositioning the boss during an active skirmish sweeps lethal area attacks across allied lines.
• Designate an off-tank: If the main tank falls, the secondary tank must immediately taunt the boss to stabilize its orientation before wild aggro turns toward ranged attackers.

Regrouping and Counter-Push Execution

If a coordinated push collapses your outer perimeter, do not trickle back into the boss pit individually:

1. Hold resurrection timers: Defeated players must hold their revives until the entire squad is ready at the nearest safe entrance.
2. Push as a unified force: Move in together, leading with area-of-effect crowd control from Staff casters and Spear frontliners to shatter the enemy's defensive setup.
3. Use boss mechanics offensively: If the opposing alliance took over aggro, drive their frontline directly into Dragon Beast's attack cones to turn the boss's area damage against them.